Suspenders



(No Model.)

H. A. HEMPEL. sUsPBNDBRs Patented Oct, 1l, 1892.

Vifnesses:

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY A. HEMPEL, OF GOTHA, FLORIDA.

SUSPENDERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters -:Patent No. 484,095, datedOctober 11 1892.

Application led August 3,1891. Serial No. 401,449. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HENRY A. HEMPEL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Gotha, in the county of Orange and State of Florida, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Suspenders, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to that class of suspend'ers in which theshoulder-braces are provided at their front ends withvertically-adjustable tabs or button-straps, and has the object toprovide simple means for adjusting these tabs or straps up and down onthe shoulder-braces without the use of buckles or clamps of metal orother hard and stiff material.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure lis a perspective view of myimproved suspenders. Fig. 2 is an edge elevation of one of the frontends of the Suspenders. Fig. 3 isa perspective view of one of the frontends, showing a modied construction of my invention. Fig. 4 is aperspective view showing another modification of my invention.

Like letters of reference refer to like parts in the several figures.

A represents the shoulder straps or braces, secured together at theirrear ends and provided at their connected rear ends with a loop a,through which the rear button-tab B is drawn. This tab is provided withtwo eyes or buttonholes b and runs freely through the loop a, so that itcan adjust itself as the` movements of the wearer may require.

O represents a vertical series of loops secured to each of the frontends of the shoulder straps or braces, and D D represent the frontbutton tabs or straps, which run freely through these loops and are eachprovided with two eyes or buttonholes d. As shown in Figs. l and 2, eachseries of loops C is v formed of a strip of fabric, leather, or othersuitable exible material, which is secured to the frontor face side ofthe shoulder-strap A by transverse lines of stitching c, arranged atsuch distances apart that a loop is formed between every two lines ofstitching through which the tab or button-strap can be drawn. Byarranging the tabs in higher or lower loops the length of the Suspendersis readily adjusted. The lines of stitching are preferably curvedupwardly, as shown in Fig. l1, to give the body of the tab a uniformbearing upon the entire length of the line of stitching upon which itrests, thereby preventing the tab from pressing excessively upon the endportions of theline of stitching. In the modiiied constructionrepresented in Fig. 3, each loop C is made separately of a piece offlexible material and secured to the front side of the shoulder-strap bystitching. In the construction represented in Figtthe lower portions ofthe two thicknesses of this loop are secured together by anupwardly-curved line of stitching e to give the tab or button-strapamore uniform bearing upon the loop.

My improved Suspenders dispense with the use of buckles or clasps ofmetal or other hard material, which are uncomfortable to the wearer andprovide extremely-simple means for adjusting the front tabs verticallyon thev shoulder-straps.

I claim as my invention The combination, with the shoulder straps orbraces, of vertical series of iexible loops Yopen at their sides andsecured to the front

